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Scientific Name | Lycopodiella caroliniana (L.) Pic.Serm. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | LYCOPODIACEAE |
Synonyms | Lepidotis caroliniana (L.) P.Beauv., Lycopodiella caroliniana (L.) Pic.Serm. var. tuberosa (Welw. & A.Braun ex Kuhn) Verdc., Lycopodium carolinianum L., Lycopodium carolinianum L. forma biceps Welw. ex Nessel, Lycopodium carolinianum L. var. tuberosum (Welw. & A.Braun ex Kuhn) Nessel, Lycopodium carolinianum L. var. welwitschii Herter ex Nessel, Lycopodium ericetorum Schrad., Lycopodium tuberosum Welw. ex A.Braun ex Kuhn, Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana (L.) Holub, Pseudolycopodiella tuberosa (Welw. & A.Braun ex Kuhn) Holub, Selaginella aequilonga H.Christ |
Common Names | Slender Club-moss (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread, but sporadic across eastern South Africa extending southwards along the coast to the Western Cape. Also central and tropical Africa, the Mascarene Islands and eastern USA. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Grassland |
Description | Perennial or seasonal seeps or marshy areas in montane grassland and fynbos, montane streambanks and flat wet rocks. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lycopodiella caroliniana (L.) Pic.Serm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. and Burrows, S.M. 2011. Ferns of southern Africa: A comprehensive guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Lycopodiella caroliniana (L.) Pic.Serm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/17 |
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